It was a very wet Monday morning in Taipei. The time was almost 11 in the morning and there were already some fans at the venue, queueing in the front row. We took our spot in the second row.

The rain continued to pour relentlessly. By the time the media had arrived and chased us off the sheltered area right in front of the stage, the crowd had only grew by a little. Four to five rows at most. I did not expect such a small crowd (well it was a weekday, during work/school hour)

The band took to the stage just after 2:00PM. Brief introduction then proceeded to draw/write/sign on the giant Christmas card which was then presented to the Mercuries Mutual Life boss.

This was then followed by the main event - the release of the new 三商美邦人壽 CF - and thereafter, interview by the media. It was a rather brief press conference, event wrapped up by 2:45PM

Saturday, 3 December 2011

Yesterday's sodagreen Taipei album signing was fun! I arrived at the venue just before noon and there was no Q (!!)

At almost 4pm, the band emerged from the restaurant next to the stage (thanks to the fan who tipped me off that the band were dining in that restaurant) and started soundchecking/rehearsing for almost an hour. Qing Feng and Ella turned up halfway through the soundcheck to rehearse 你被寫在我的歌裡.

Finally, just after 7PM (after hours of Qing in the freezing cold wet weather), the band and Ella appeared on the red carpet and the event kicked off with the MV premiere of 你被寫在我的歌裡. sodagreen presented Ella with a gift, and together they sang 喜歡寂寞 (just the chorus) and 你被寫在我的歌裡. sodagreen sang 5 songs:
1. 你被寫在我的歌裡
2. 燕窩
3. 幸福額度
4. 喜歡寂寞
5. 你在煩惱什麼

Qing Feng announced during the event that sodagreen will be holding concert at Taipei Arena on 3 March 2012 (soda fans mark your diary)

Saturday, 5 November 2011

SINGAPORE - Mayday will perform at the Singapore Indoor Stadium on Feb 25 next year, as part of their Mayday Nowhere World Tour.

Tickets to the quintet's upcoming Singapore gig will go on sale next month.

According to concert organiser Rock Record's One Productions, the theme for Mayday's upcoming concert tour is seizing the present and bravely facing the future.

Mayday's upcoming concert tour has a production budget many times greater than the band's last concert tour.

Their February concert is expected to be even more elaborate than their previous one at the National Stadium last year, which featured laser displays, pyrotechnics, revolving stage platforms and a giant yellow robot.

Formed in 1997, Mayday is one of Taiwan's top alternative rock bands and is best known for their hits like You Are Not Truly Happy as well as Gentle.

Thursday, 27 October 2011

Saw this bit of news in the morning and decided almost immediately that I wanna attend. Sodagreen is embraking on a Taiwan Starbucks tour, with stops in Taipei (11th Nov), Taichung (13th Nov) and Kaohsiung (4th Dec).

Sodagreen Starbucks Happy Hour cafe tour ticket price is NTD750 which includes a copy of their upcoming CD titled 《你在煩惱什麼》. Performance will be an hour long and there's a signing session after that! How cool is that?!

Friday, 14 October 2011

I'm not a big fan of Jay Chou but I love desserts. On a rainy afternoon today I found myself craving for cake and ended up at Mr J 義法廚房. It was my first time there. If you don't know, Mr J is a French Italian restaurant owned by Jay Chou. I've long ago heard about Mr.J 義法廚房II located at Taipei Medical University Hospital but never got the chance to dine there.

Located right next to Mr J is Mr Qute, a pastry specialty store. There's a wide variety of cakes to choose from. We ordered two slices of cake - reasonably priced at NT$80 per slice. My slice of black forest cake was topped with a generous amount of chocolate shavings. Yummm.. It was pretty fresh too.

the exterior of Mr Qute

the exterior of Mr J

Mr J (interior)

Mr Qute (interior)

variety of cakes at Mr Qute

Jay stuffs for sale at Mr J

Didn't get to sample the main course today cos we were heading elsewhere for dinner. Next time, maybe?

Mr Qute is located at 台北市大安區光復南路308巷45號. To get there, alight at Zhongxiao Dunhua Exit 3. The restaurant is a short stroll away from the MRT station.